Millions of U.S. veterans may qualify for valuable VA programs in 2026, from healthcare and financial assistance to housing support, education, and long-term services.

For veterans with debt, lots of help is available. Government, nonprofit, and private organizations offer a range of programs to help you get your finances back on track. Veteran debt relief grants don’t have to be repaid. That’s just the tip of the ...

An already volatile and dangerous political standoff over raising the nation's debt ceiling has escalated, with the well-being of military veterans now thrust into the debate. House Republicans scheduled a late Sunday news conference and used the House GOP ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has ordered health facilities nationwide to eliminate gender identity-based initiatives and strip the LGBTQ+ designation from a network of medical coordinators created to help LGBTQ+ veterans navigate care, according to ...

University of Kentucky honoring women veterans during a women’s basketball game in 2024. (Kaitlin Baudendistel, DVIDS) College engagement programs, events, and resources geared toward women veterans are making a positive impact. Women veterans make up ...

As defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a service-connected condition means an illness or injury that was caused by, or got worse because of, active military service. Veterans who have service-connected disabilities may encounter ...

Congress has averted another government shutdown. But often lost in the shuffle during these multi-trillion-dollar budget battles are appropriations for lifesaving veteran programs that employ wagging tails to heal invisible wounds of war. Policymakers ...

The state agency tasked with overseeing a program that provides housing fixes for disabled veterans failed to market the program and monitor local administrators, accor

In a report reviewing the nation’s budget outlook, Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper estimated that a veterans health program created last year would swell the federal deficit. By Stephanie Lai and Jim Tankersley WASHINGTON — A sweeping new ...